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newtown, connecticut, held more funerals for victims of friday's school shootings. and amid talk of new gun legislation, the national rifle association said it would offer "meaningful contributions" to prevent new massacres. online, we ask, what are the three best ways to land a job? kwame holman has the details. >> holman: getting a foot in the door of your dream job is a job in itself. our resident headhunter can guide you through the process. find his advice and ask him your questions on the business desk. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made p
newtown, connecticut, held more funerals for victims of friday's school shootings. and amid talk of new gun legislation, the national rifle association said it would offer "meaningful contributions" to prevent new massacres. online, we ask, what are the three best ways to land a job? kwame holman has the details. >> holman: getting a foot in the door of your dream job is a job in itself. our resident headhunter can guide you through the process. find his advice and ask him your...
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. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the shootings in connecticut. ray suarez has our update, as some students return to school and two more families bury their six-year-olds. >> ifill: one lawmaker's change of heart: virginia senator mark warner, an n.r.a. supporter, now says "enough is enough." year from gun violence, if we can cut that number in half, if we can cut that number by 20%, if we can cut that number by 10%, we save thousands of lives. >> woodruff: plus, neighbors and friends in newtown are searching for a way to turn the horror of friday's killings into something positive for their community. hari sreenivasan has our conversation. >> ifill: kira kay reports on an election to watch in india, where the leading candidate for chief minister of one state, narendra modi, is both loved and loathed. >> for all of modi's popularity, he is also one of the most polarizing figures in india today, despised by many for a period of vicious communal violence that happened on his watch. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown remembers the life of war hero and medal
. >> woodruff: then, we turn to the shootings in connecticut. ray suarez has our update, as some students return to school and two more families bury their six-year-olds. >> ifill: one lawmaker's change of heart: virginia senator mark warner, an n.r.a. supporter, now says "enough is enough." year from gun violence, if we can cut that number in half, if we can cut that number by 20%, if we can cut that number by 10%, we save thousands of lives. >> woodruff: plus,...
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newtown, connecticut. newtown, connecticut. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm carol costello. first up, president obama and the first step toward new gun control laws. as you might remember, he promised those changes on sunday at a heart wrenching vigil for the school shooting victims in connecticut. this morning mr. obama will announce that vice president joe biden will lead the effort to form new policies and rein in gun violence. this morning's briefing comes as newtown prepares to bury several students and a beloved teacher. vicki soto used her body to shield students from the gunman. the national rifle association finally breaks its silence. the nra promising to take part in a gun control debate it has scheduled a friday announcement. more on that in a minute. first to the white house and cnn's dan lothian. >> reporter: white house aides say this will be a chance for the president to talk more about the process of setti
newtown, connecticut. newtown, connecticut. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm carol costello. first up, president obama and the first step toward new gun control laws. as you might remember, he promised those changes on sunday at a heart wrenching vigil for the school shooting victims in connecticut. this morning mr. obama will announce that vice president joe biden will lead the effort to form...
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jack, sandy hook, connecticut. really appreciate your compassion and observation that we are coping with dignity up here. you know, jack, what you guys are doing is amazing. up in newtown and where you live. tremendous example to the world. caesar, i'm
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connecticut law. to end their own needs an assault rifle with a magazine of 30? >> we need -- we need tech to rights. the ak-47 does not get taken out to go kill bambi. we need stronger laws. we need to get this bill enacted as vocal as possible so that we can have a way stop this. that does not take guns away from people who want them, but -- lou: i hear this and i understand the reflex. we have seen it time and time again tragically, but what i don't understand, and we went through in the "chalk talk" tonight, numbers of people in this country require mental-health treatment. the numbers of people who are not getting the treatment. the numbers of people, and we do not have the facts and details, i'm only going to reference what happened. indeed count connecticut. the fact is, this was a young man deeply, deeply mentally disturbed. we understand, at least from the one source near the family, that she wassabout -- his mother was about to have him committed for psychiatric help. the process took too lo
connecticut law. to end their own needs an assault rifle with a magazine of 30? >> we need -- we need tech to rights. the ak-47 does not get taken out to go kill bambi. we need stronger laws. we need to get this bill enacted as vocal as possible so that we can have a way stop this. that does not take guns away from people who want them, but -- lou: i hear this and i understand the reflex. we have seen it time and time again tragically, but what i don't understand, and we went through in...
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jack, sandy hook, connecticut. really appreciate your compassion and observation that we are coping with dignity up here. you know, jack, what you guys are doing is amazing. up in newtown and where you live. tremendous example to the world. caesar, i'm withholding his last name. the in a rein imprisoned in mexico committed a illegal act. it's not bogus. here is what i understand, caesar. corporal hammar tried to register the antique gun. instead of sending him back to the usa, they put him in prison and tried to extort money from him. don't be a pinhead. john, in california. bill, just bought tickets to see you and miller. not sure los angeles is ready for you. they'll have to be because we'll be at the nokia theater on march 1. we'll see everybody there. and also in phoenix february 22. dc, april 26. long island, june 1. tickets make great christmas gifts. david bliss, australia. i'm 23. studying psychology and i have as bergers syndrome of the i suffer from a sigma enough. you're welcome, dave. merry christmas to
jack, sandy hook, connecticut. really appreciate your compassion and observation that we are coping with dignity up here. you know, jack, what you guys are doing is amazing. up in newtown and where you live. tremendous example to the world. caesar, i'm withholding his last name. the in a rein imprisoned in mexico committed a illegal act. it's not bogus. here is what i understand, caesar. corporal hammar tried to register the antique gun. instead of sending him back to the usa, they put him in...
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jack, sandy hook, connecticut. really appreciate your compassion and observation that we are coping with dig and appreciate your observation. what you're zoing amazing. up in newtown ask where you live. a tremendous example to the world. name. the in a rein imprisoned in mexico committed a illegal >> the marin committed an illegal act. it is not a bogus charge. here is what i understand. he tried to register the gun with mexican authorities. instead of sending him to usa they put him in prison and tried to extort money from him. don't be a pin head. john, bill, just bought tickets to see you and miller on march 1. not sure if los angeles is ready. we're going to be at the nokia theater march 1. we'll see everybody there. and also in, phoenix, february 22, dc, april 26, west bury, long island. tickets make great christmas gifts. david bliss, bill, i'm 23, studying psychology. also have as berger's syndrome. thank you for telling everyone i am not violent. i suffer with the stigma enough. you're welcome. last week i
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gunning for rights since the mass shooting in newtown connecticut the gun debate has been thrust it back into the spotlight so will there be new gun restrictions here in the u.s. we'll debate that issue in just a moment. and to the surprise of exactly no one time magazine named president obama two thousand and twelve person of the year so is this ritual of naming whoever wins the presidency the person of the year just a waste of time. it's wednesday december nineteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. all right today marks the six month anniversary since wiki leaks co-founder julian assan shook refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london to refresh your memory assad was granted political asylum in ecuador in order to escape extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations six months and still this man remains in the middle of an international political standoff between the u.k. sweden the u.s. in ecuador r.t. correspondent ana stasia churkin takes a look back at what the past half year has been like for julian a
gunning for rights since the mass shooting in newtown connecticut the gun debate has been thrust it back into the spotlight so will there be new gun restrictions here in the u.s. we'll debate that issue in just a moment. and to the surprise of exactly no one time magazine named president obama two thousand and twelve person of the year so is this ritual of naming whoever wins the presidency the person of the year just a waste of time. it's wednesday december nineteenth four pm in washington...
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and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension fund in california? >> well, i can certainly understand it, because some statements have come out saying that teachers should be armed. talking to certainly an awful lot of the teachers in the last two days. that's the last thing that they want to do. so i can understand that. and you're looking at a lot of these pension funds that are being invested in this company. and they don't want any part of this. so i'm very happy, because, you know, we have investment funds that only do social issues. and i'm glad to see them doing that. maybe that sends even a stronger
and his father happens to live in newtown, connecticut. martin feinberg declined to comment on his son's firm's sell, but told bloomberg news the shooting was devastating and truly horrendous. joining me tonight congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> this is really an unprecedented move. what do you make of this, this firm making a move like this, and of course being, in a sense, pressured by the teachers pension...
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>> joining me this morning is connecticut congressman joe courtney. good to have you here. the president is speaking in 45 minutes from now to announce this new interagency task force on gun control. he's not expected to announce any new specific gun regulation policy proposals, however, does this suggest to you that some serious policy is coming and coming soon? >> it does. the difference in the political landscape in six days, you know, is dramatic. that's really, i think, not an overstatement. when i was there sunday night at the interfaith vigil, when he was talking, he was very clear. he was not reading a speech or talking points, this was really coming from the heart, and he had a look in his face when he came in, and on that stage, which showed that this is different. this is -- it better be different because the whole world is watching. and, you know, i would just note, you know, vicki soto's funeral today, my niece was her classmate at eastern connecticut state university, and feeling, you know, awe, just human excellence in courage in terms of her actions that day
>> joining me this morning is connecticut congressman joe courtney. good to have you here. the president is speaking in 45 minutes from now to announce this new interagency task force on gun control. he's not expected to announce any new specific gun regulation policy proposals, however, does this suggest to you that some serious policy is coming and coming soon? >> it does. the difference in the political landscape in six days, you know, is dramatic. that's really, i think, not an...
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connecticut, of course, has lyme disease. none of these am i prepared to sneeze but here we have the perfect height of trees. i know that i will never see a sight as lovely as the tree whose height is right. so beautiful! >> maybe they should adapt that as the state song. >> jennifer: the state song instead of michigan, my michigan. >> right. >> jennifer: romney though, provides with you a huge amount of opportunity as a satirist, that's true. as a poet, romney doesn't seem to rhyme with a whole lot. >> fortunately, his full name is willard mitt romney. fortunately his parents decided to call him mitt because willard would have given me a lot of problems. >> jennifer: there's nothing that rhymes with willard. >> other people in the race, not all of them had good names. obama has a name that rhymes oddly enough except i used up all of the names with osama bin laden. all of the rhymes. >> jennifer: there's nothing else. >> yokohama. slap
connecticut, of course, has lyme disease. none of these am i prepared to sneeze but here we have the perfect height of trees. i know that i will never see a sight as lovely as the tree whose height is right. so beautiful! >> maybe they should adapt that as the state song. >> jennifer: the state song instead of michigan, my michigan. >> right. >> jennifer: romney though, provides with you a huge amount of opportunity as a satirist, that's true. as a poet, romney doesn't...
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he brought not only comfort to newtown, connecticut. he brought resolve that we're not going to tolerate these kinds of tragedies anymore displood senator joseph lieberman, leaving the senate after 24 years. >> yes, ma'am. >> woodruff: thank you. >> ifill: lieberman weighed in on two of his senate colleagues who may be tapped for the president's cabinet, endorsing one but not the other. watch the full interview on our website. >> woodruff: finally tonight, an obituary. we take a look at the man whose nomination to the supreme court in the 1980s dramatically changed that process. >> reporter: as a nationally known jurist and legal thinker, robert bork was a mainstay of conservative jurisprudence for more than half a century. >> it is not a cliche to make a distinction between interpreting a document as law and making up new principles that are not in the constitution. >> reporter: those views fueled a titanic struggle over his 1987 nomination to the u.s. supreme court-- a fight that became a seminal moment in altering the process for all
he brought not only comfort to newtown, connecticut. he brought resolve that we're not going to tolerate these kinds of tragedies anymore displood senator joseph lieberman, leaving the senate after 24 years. >> yes, ma'am. >> woodruff: thank you. >> ifill: lieberman weighed in on two of his senate colleagues who may be tapped for the president's cabinet, endorsing one but not the other. watch the full interview on our website. >> woodruff: finally tonight, an obituary....
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multigrain cheerios >>> i don't need to tell you that the newtown, connecticut, tragedy is causing lots of anxiety among parents. look what is happening. a company that makes bulletproof backpacks tells mother jones that just since friday's attack, they have sold three time as many of them as they would normally sell in an entire month. armor is sewn into the back panel of the $300 backpack and can be used as a shield. let's bring in psychiatrist, a clinical assistant of psychiatry with langone medical center. a sad sign of the times, a ballistic backpack. is that going to put a parent's mind at ease or raise more anxiety? >> i can understand that this is a natural reaction to a tragedy, that there is heightened anxiety and hyperarousal it very common. as a new parent, this is something that scares me. the last thing i want to think about is having my child in school and now having to protect him from somebody coming in and potentially harming his life. but i do think that a lot of the reactions that we're having right now will dissipate with time. we saw that after 9/11, people in the
multigrain cheerios >>> i don't need to tell you that the newtown, connecticut, tragedy is causing lots of anxiety among parents. look what is happening. a company that makes bulletproof backpacks tells mother jones that just since friday's attack, they have sold three time as many of them as they would normally sell in an entire month. armor is sewn into the back panel of the $300 backpack and can be used as a shield. let's bring in psychiatrist, a clinical assistant of psychiatry...
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by the way, i want to say that the school in connecticut did everything right. everything was right. they followed the security plan to the t. the only thing that we saw that possibly could have been improved was the shattered glass on the door where unfortunately the killer got in. i am sure that will be out there to be fixed soon. but i sit on the education committee. over the years, especially after columbine, we put these recommendations out to our schools. i will say the majority of schools are following them. >> on sunday on "meet the press" the author of the assault weapons ban, dianne feinstein, announced shall introduce a bill to reform gun standards in the next congress. >> i'm going to introduce in the senate and the same bill will be introduced in the house, a bill to ban assault weapons. it will ban the sale, transfer and importation and possession, not retroactively, but prospectively. it will ban the same for big clips, drums, or strips of more than 10 bullets. so there will be a bill. we have been working on it now for a year. we tried to take my
by the way, i want to say that the school in connecticut did everything right. everything was right. they followed the security plan to the t. the only thing that we saw that possibly could have been improved was the shattered glass on the door where unfortunately the killer got in. i am sure that will be out there to be fixed soon. but i sit on the education committee. over the years, especially after columbine, we put these recommendations out to our schools. i will say the majority of...
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let's go back to connecticut. newtown continues to bury its dead from the shooting that claimed 26 lives at the sandy hook elementary school. four more funerals held today, including one for teacher victoria soto who helped shield her students during the rampage and is being remembered as a hire row. jessica rekos, james mattioli, were laid to rest yesterday. >> can i just say something about both of these kids. jessica rekos we talked a lot about yesterday. her parents called her the ceo of the family. she was in charge. she always made the plans. i talked a little bit to the young girls who spent time with her, some teenagers who taught her dance. and they said she was just a sparkle in dance. and that she always whether he had the way and she wanted to make sure everything was in order. and little james mattioli, he was quick to remind everyone that he was six and three quarters year old. he loved to wear shorts and t-shirts in any weather and to grab the gel to spike his hair. so i know a lot of will we qut fr
let's go back to connecticut. newtown continues to bury its dead from the shooting that claimed 26 lives at the sandy hook elementary school. four more funerals held today, including one for teacher victoria soto who helped shield her students during the rampage and is being remembered as a hire row. jessica rekos, james mattioli, were laid to rest yesterday. >> can i just say something about both of these kids. jessica rekos we talked a lot about yesterday. her parents called her the ceo...
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i watched the statements in the prayers take lace in connecticut. -- place in connecticut. we have to accept the reality that we're not not doing enough to protect our citizens. the president will do everything he can administratively. you must engage thoughtfully in laws to prevent violence. every idea should be on the table on how to best to keep our children safe. >> [inaudible] > >> i have been very clear. we need to have a full discussion. the president has made an overture to the speaker. we hope to get something affirmative from the republicans. from this, they have walked away. i appreciate the president showing the american people how reasonable he is trying to be. a significant tax increases and significant cuts. >> [inaudible] >> this is not a situation where we are going to vote on a provision in a bill. it will be a framework and how to deal with the framework of the security of this country. >> [inaudible] >> plan b as i understand it calls out for sending out a bill english the only thing that'll be in it would be raising taxes for those who make over $1 mill
i watched the statements in the prayers take lace in connecticut. -- place in connecticut. we have to accept the reality that we're not not doing enough to protect our citizens. the president will do everything he can administratively. you must engage thoughtfully in laws to prevent violence. every idea should be on the table on how to best to keep our children safe. >> [inaudible] > >> i have been very clear. we need to have a full discussion. the president has made an overture...
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now, the gun industry, that's feeling the impact of last week's shooting in connecticut. cheaper than dirt one of the biggest on-line retailer has stopped selling firearms and we asked why. a statement from the company. cheaper than dirt, temporarily suspended sales of firearms and continue to promote the safe and responsible firearms by law abiding citizens. during the suspension we'll review. and may get rid of a stake in gun manufacturers, 8 million dollars of stern ruger and 2 million smith & wesson. yesterday, smith & wesson had a drop. the group that made the bush master used in the shooting. the president of cerberus, his father lives in newtown, connecticut on friday, this coming friday, the n.r.a. says it will hold a news conference to provide, quote, meaningful contributions to the gun debate. big reaction to the gun industry. and then there's this. richard trumka and organized llbor may get their way on taxes, spending and debt. and the fiscal cliff deal that's now shaping up looks a lot like the trumka plan. we will bring you that, the opening bell and faceboo
now, the gun industry, that's feeling the impact of last week's shooting in connecticut. cheaper than dirt one of the biggest on-line retailer has stopped selling firearms and we asked why. a statement from the company. cheaper than dirt, temporarily suspended sales of firearms and continue to promote the safe and responsible firearms by law abiding citizens. during the suspension we'll review. and may get rid of a stake in gun manufacturers, 8 million dollars of stern ruger and 2 million smith...
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dick's sporting goods has said it has removed all guns from its store nearest to newtown connecticut and is banning sale from its chains of semi-automatic weapons. >> for how long? [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: good for them but let's -- exactly, out of respect for the victims and the families last week. it was unclear how long. >> bring them back. >> stephanie: by the way they're known as modern sporting rifles. modern sporting. >> what sport do you use them for? >> stephanie: i think we know. yeah. again, it comes after reports about whether that adam lanza tried to buy a gun from dick's. you know. that's exactly right. like whether it is the nra or whoever, how long? is this just going to be something they pay lip service because they have to look indecent and then they don't actually -- >> or are they going to work up to their name. >> i think most republicans are willing to have a serious conversation about what this means and they're taking a second look at what the second amendment means in the 21st century. >> stephanie: well good. exactly. what the "new york
dick's sporting goods has said it has removed all guns from its store nearest to newtown connecticut and is banning sale from its chains of semi-automatic weapons. >> for how long? [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] >> stephanie: good for them but let's -- exactly, out of respect for the victims and the families last week. it was unclear how long. >> bring them back. >> stephanie: by the way they're known as modern sporting rifles. modern sporting. >> what...
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, which connecticut has one of the toughest gun laws in the country. listen, that gun was legally purchased. that gun which caused such massive devastation wasn't an assault weapons >> bill: first of all, there is no assault weapons ban. it expired in 2004. remember? so those guns, all of them can be purchased anywhere in the country legally in any state except maybe california legally. >> that's the problem. and that's why we've got to act. the idea that this woman was able to -- she was a gun collector? right? the guns that she had were you know, she would semi oughtics, all of these high-capacity clips, all of this ammunition. this psychotic kid didn't have to go out to a gun store or gun show and buy it. he didn't have to go buy the ammunition. his mother had it in her house. i mean this survivalist had all of these rounds of ammunition. what the freak was going on there? tom calling from boston, massachusetts. >> good morning. >> your two previous callsers were right on. i am an nra member. i am a gun owner. i, in fact own an assault weapon and wh
, which connecticut has one of the toughest gun laws in the country. listen, that gun was legally purchased. that gun which caused such massive devastation wasn't an assault weapons >> bill: first of all, there is no assault weapons ban. it expired in 2004. remember? so those guns, all of them can be purchased anywhere in the country legally in any state except maybe california legally. >> that's the problem. and that's why we've got to act. the idea that this woman was able to --...
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related story now and that of an 11-year-old boy who said he wanted to protect his school in utah from a connecticut-style incident. so the student brought a gun with him to class. that's according to the reporting of school district officials who say that kid is now in police custody. happened yesterday as it turns out, just outside salt lake city. and according to school officials, other students told police that this sixth grader actually pointed the weapon at them during recess and made threats. one father says the school should have gone on lockdown. >> 3:00 o'clock, school gets out at 3:45. there was no lockdown, no one was called, nothing was done. then we had to hear from our kids. >> shepard: the school spokesman says school staff found an unloaded gun and ammunition in the child's backpack. the boy is in juvenile detention. he also faces what they're calling a lengthy suspension from school. >>> in other news, the white house says president obama would actively support a bill to renew the assault weapons ban that expired eight years ago. some republicans claim that ban didn't work the first time
related story now and that of an 11-year-old boy who said he wanted to protect his school in utah from a connecticut-style incident. so the student brought a gun with him to class. that's according to the reporting of school district officials who say that kid is now in police custody. happened yesterday as it turns out, just outside salt lake city. and according to school officials, other students told police that this sixth grader actually pointed the weapon at them during recess and made...
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the victims of newtown, connecticut, deserve nothing less. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont is recognized. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, i know we have senators who talked about bringing amendments to the floor. i wish and i know the distinguished majority leader is trying to get a finite list and a time to vote on it. i would hope that can be done. i would hope the senators who have amendments will bring them up, debate them and vote them up or down so we can get on with this bill. if you're a person whose home has been devastated or your children's school has been destroyed in this storm, or your business is only a pile of rubble, they really find it pretty difficult to see whether it's the united states senate or the other body sitting around saying we may have amend
the victims of newtown, connecticut, deserve nothing less. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont is recognized. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, i know we have senators who talked about bringing...
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support behind several gun- control measures on tuesday in the wake of the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. a state department inquiry into the september 11 terror attack in benghazi, libya, criticized the agency harshly for inadequate security that -- but specificrecommend signi individuals. and we begin today in on the details of john boehner's plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. we want to hear from you. how optimistic are you that a compromise can still be reached before the end of the year? give us a call -- and you can get up with us on all your social media web sites on facebook and twitter, or e- mail us. a very good morning to you. i want to take you to the lead story in today's washington post. that was today's washington post. here's the headlines from "politico" today. i want to take you to speaker john boehner's comments on the state of the current negotiations and his plan b. [video clip] >> what the white house offered yesterday was $1.30 trillion in new revenues for only $850 billion in net spending reductions. that is not balanced in my opinion. at the same time we will contin
support behind several gun- control measures on tuesday in the wake of the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. a state department inquiry into the september 11 terror attack in benghazi, libya, criticized the agency harshly for inadequate security that -- but specificrecommend signi individuals. and we begin today in on the details of john boehner's plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. we want to hear from you. how optimistic are you that a compromise can still be reached before the end of the...
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just one weekend a sadness has set in with the news of a massacre of innocent children in newtown, connecticut, followed by the loss of our wonderful colleague, senator danny inouye so i will leave this extraordinary institution and experience with a heavy heart for those who have been lost just in the last few days. i do want to thank the people of texas for asking me to represent them in washington. i want to thank the many people who have served on my staff for almost 20 years. i have to say i am touched that both benches on both sides of this room are filled with my staff members who have been so hardworking and so loyal and have produced so much in 20 years for our state and nation, and i thank them. i do want to thank my colleagues and all the people who work here -- senators, but also those who work behind the scenes to make our lives as good as they can be with the hard hours that we all have. those who keep our buildings safe and clean, who work in the libraries, the shops, the cafeterias, and who guide tens of thousands of tourists through our nation's beautiful capitol each year. i
just one weekend a sadness has set in with the news of a massacre of innocent children in newtown, connecticut, followed by the loss of our wonderful colleague, senator danny inouye so i will leave this extraordinary institution and experience with a heavy heart for those who have been lost just in the last few days. i do want to thank the people of texas for asking me to represent them in washington. i want to thank the many people who have served on my staff for almost 20 years. i have to say...